A historic California law that would replace cash bail with a risk assessment system has been put on hold because a referendum challenging it qualified for the November 2020 ballot.

The San Ramon Valley Tourism Improvement District, more commonly known as Discover San Ramon, will be the main topic of conversation at San Ramon's City Council meeting on Tuesday, where staff will give a report on the organization's past operations and future goals.

The construction of 37 townhouses within central Danville is set to be the top item of conversation for the town's Planning Commission on Tuesday evening, during which commissioners will discuss the environmental impact of the proposed development and consider recommending final approval to the Town Council.

War, civil unrest, bell bottoms and the summer of love. The 1960s in the United States were a turbulent time that would change the course of the nation, and the Museum of the San Ramon Valley plans to chronicle how the times affected the local community with its newest exhibit “The Sixties at Fifty: Turbulence and Transformation, the San Ramon Valley in the 1960s."

Monday marks what would have been the 90th birthday of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and to recognize the occasion, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will continue its longstanding tradition of holding a celebration of the man's life and legacy.

On the second anniversary of the 2017 international Women's March, hundreds of Tri-Valley residents gathered in Pleasanton to participate in the city's first Women's March, celebrating diversity, inclusion and the success of women locally and nationally.

Now through February nine high school and one community college -- featuring Diablo Valley College at Santa Rosa Junior College -- basketball games will be featured from schools throughout Contra Costa County, on channel 32 or Comcast/99 U-Verse.

With the partial government shutdown having officially become the longest in U.S. history, U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) has announced an "emergency town hall" to meet with his constituents on Saturday to give them updates and help provide relief to furloughed federal employees.

San Ramon Regional Medical Center announced last week the appointment of Pam Yoo as its new chief strategy officer.

As the first government agency in the region to begin its transition to district-based elections from at-large elections, the San Ramon Valley school board has issued two preliminary concepts for potential district maps, which the trustees will review at a special board meeting next Thursday night.

A dog walker in Danville has been making headlines for allegedly being caught on camera abusing one of the dogs in his care, a video that has gone viral throughout the Bay Area.

Paws in Need is hosting a crab feed fundraiser from 6-10 p.m. Feb. 2 -- a fun evening of clam chowder, fresh cracked Dungeness crab, pasta, Caesar salad, bread and dessert -- to help save the life of a lovable pet and help animal overpopulation.

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors held its annual reorganization meeting Tuesday morning in Martinez, appointing District 1 Supervisor John Gioia as board chair and District 2 Supervisor Candace Andersen as vice chair.

Currently the city is searching for residents to serve on its Planning Commission, Library Advisory Committee, Senior Citizen Advisory Committee and Transportation Demand Management Advisory Committee.

San Ramon Valley Unified School District officials have announced the completion of the district's third and final Measure D bond sale, generating $60 million in cash proceeds to fund the development of public school facilities throughout the Valley.

The National Weather Service has issued warnings about flash floods and high winds in the Bay Area starting Wednesday morning as a major storm bears down on the region.

Contra Costa County Supervisor Candace Andersen has selected the unincorporated community of Alamo as the location of her first town hall of the year, during which she will discuss pressing issues with community members this Saturday morning.

Volunteers are being sought to serve as census ambassadors to help with Contra Costa County's Census 2020 Count Steering Committee.

Members will consider options at the Pleasanton club's annual meeting on Jan. 19 when the Board of Directors and senior staff will lay out various scenarios and their costs for tackling the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) shortcomings of the clubhouse.

Developers of the much-debated Church of the Valley memory care and education facility development have proposed some major changes to the design of their project to reduce its size and scope -- changes that are set to be discussed at the San Ramon Planning Commission's regular meeting Tuesday evening.

Through its interview and application process district staff have identified nine residents who have volunteered to serve on the committee, three of whom are returning members.

Preparing early for the large-scale community events that visit downtown Danville every year, the Town Council is set Tuesday to meet and review the various events proposed for 2019 and address street closures and special requests made for each.

San Francisco-based PG&E announced via a news release early Monday morning that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy just one day after its CEO resigned, according to company officials.

Health enthusiasts and residents who've made New Year's resolutions to be more active will have a new venue in San Ramon as fitness chain Shred415 is set to open its first California location in the city.

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office recently shined a spotlight on the 40th anniversary of the murder of Frances Rash at her home in Dublin, putting out a renewed call for information that could help investigator solve the cold-case homicide.

Contra Costa County health officials said they want to help end the abuse of opioid prescriptions that has reached epidemic proportions throughout the country, and they are attempting to do so by offering residents safe places to properly dispose of unused and unwanted medications.

The San Ramon City Council is inviting residents to help guide the city for the upcoming year as city officials set goals at their annual beginning-of-the-year workshop, scheduled for Monday afternoon.

The former Mudd's Restaurant property in San Ramon has been mostly abandoned and become a popular target for vandalism, according to officials with the city, which now owns the once-popular eating destination.

A sexual assault survivor is receiving more than $1.5 million combined from New Life Church of Alamo and the San Ramon Valley Unified School District as part of the settlement of legal complaints stemming from abuse committed by a former church youth group leader and California High School head wrestling coach, according to a statement from the young man's attorneys on Thursday.

Enter filmmaker Scotty Cornfield of Pleasanton. The independent movie producer, who is also a former homicide detective, captured one of San Francisco's many stories -- a homeless man whose clever signs garner attention.

State Senator Steve Glazer is taking a crack at improving the performance of public universities in California, and has introduced a series of bills that will establish a database to monitor students habits as well as a state run office to hold higher education systems accountable for their students performance.

Renovations have begun on the sports fields throughout San Ramon in preparation for the upcoming Little League season in the spring, including those in San Ramon's Central Park, which have been closed since last year due to small pieces of glass having mistakenly been spread with compost into the grass fields.

Applications are now being accepted for the the recognition project, which will see students compete in categories that demonstrate their skills both within and outside their academic curriculum.

The co-founder of Deep Sentinel was celebrating the success of the company's home security system in deterring a package theft from the porch of a customer in York, New York. Their system, now in the beta phase, was being monitored from the company's headquarters overlooking Main Street in the Kolln Hardware building in downtown Pleasanton.

Lynn Mackey was sworn into office Monday afternoon at the county Office of Education's building in Pleasant Hill. She will be serving a four-year term after winning over voters in November's election by a comfortable margin.

Dublin High School student Ryan Shipps was recently honored for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, becoming the 100th member of Troop 905 to attain the Eagle Scout ranking.

After months of development, the critically acclaimed and highly anticipated Vietnamese cuisine-inspired restaurant, the Slanted Door: San Ramon by chef Charles Phan, is set to open its doors to guests in City Center Bishop Ranch on Wednesday evening.

During his last weeks as governor, Jerry Brown made dozens of appointments to various positions across the state, including selecting Alamo resident Wendy McGuire Coats among two new Contra Costa County Superior Court judges.